Society

Alright, I may have exaggerated the title. But, it was exactly what I said — sweetest love poem ever — when Ms. G. wrote it for me many, many years ago. The poem — so simple and sweet! *** Is this true Is this love Is this right Doesn’t matter……

On Saturday, there were scattered rain showers in the morning and the afternoon was cloudy. Yet, the weather did not dampen the spirits of the thousands of spectators who swarmed the South Dakota Air National Guard Base for the 2012 Sioux Falls Airshow. As a matter of fact, the gloominess of the day, coupled with…

I went with my friend to Burger King (located in Brookings, South Dakota) for a quick lunch today. I ordered a “Whopper Sandwich” meal, and my friend had the same order plus a “Dutch Apple Pie”. Surprise, surprise what my friend got as an unwelcome bonus on his pie —…

Last night’s mass shooting inside a movie house in Aurora, Colorado left 12 people dead and 59 other injured. The horrific incident is now considered as the worst mass shooting in United States history with a total of 71 casualties! The perpetrator is 24-year-old James Holmes, a Ph.D. candidate in…

I found these very interesting links about the declining number of American PhD degree holders. It seems like Americans do not need PhD degrees anymore. Is this why America is luring foreigners into taking graduate studies? Hundreds of foreign students, if not thousands, come to the U.S. every year and…

Accept it Filipinos, our country, The Philippines, is not the happiest country in the world. It never has been. According to the latest report from the Happy Planet Index (HPI), the Philippines scored 52.4 and ranked #25 of all the 151 countries analyzed. The index was based on these three…

The University of Minnesota – Duluth (UMD), together with liberal organizations like NAACP, YWCA, and The League of Woman Voters, released an ad campaign that, as they claim, will promote “racial justice”. The video is getting viral as many think this is creating more stereotypes and promoting hate. Good Lord!…

Here I am, taking the seat at the corner, the only elevated area of the coffee shop. I never take this seat unless nothing else is available. I always have this unusual feeling when elevated, like being stared at (although I do not possess the charming looks people would want to even take a glance at), jeered at (I’m thinking too much), and pestered by rowdy and vicious juveniles (alright, let me jog my memory — crumpled.